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Arthur J. Gallagher (Arthur J. Gallagher) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 6.95 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Arthur J. Gallagher Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Arthur J. Gallagher's current share price is $234.11. Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $33.67. Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 6.95.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AJG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.01   Med: 4.54   Max: 7.65
Current: 7.04

During the past years, Arthur J. Gallagher's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.65. The lowest was 3.01. And the median was 4.54.

AJG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.67% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs AJG: 7.04

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Arthur J. Gallagher's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $49.725. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $33.67 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Arthur J. Gallagher Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Arthur J. Gallagher Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Arthur J. Gallagher Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.96 5.82 6.67 6.35 6.68

Arthur J. Gallagher Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.35 6.18 6.85 6.90 6.68

Competitive Comparison of Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Arthur J. Gallagher Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=234.11/33.67
=6.95

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Arthur J. Gallagher's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Arthur J. Gallagher's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=49.725/129.4194*129.4194
=49.725

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Arthur J. Gallagher Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 15.871 99.695 20.603
201406 20.439 100.560 26.305
201409 20.177 100.428 26.002
201412 19.620 99.070 25.631
201503 18.872 99.621 24.517
201506 20.846 100.684 26.796
201509 20.671 100.392 26.648
201512 20.567 99.792 26.673
201603 20.308 100.470 26.159
201606 20.335 101.688 25.881
201609 20.718 101.861 26.323
201612 20.172 101.863 25.629
201703 20.402 102.862 25.669
201706 21.340 103.349 26.723
201709 22.732 104.136 28.251
201712 23.401 104.011 29.118
201803 24.792 105.290 30.474
201806 24.334 106.317 29.622
201809 24.745 106.507 30.068
201812 24.451 105.998 29.854
201903 26.344 107.251 31.789
201906 26.223 108.070 31.404
201909 25.966 108.329 31.021
201912 27.408 108.420 32.717
202003 26.524 108.902 31.521
202006 28.666 108.767 34.109
202009 30.011 109.815 35.369
202012 31.937 109.897 37.610
202103 34.362 111.754 39.794
202106 40.207 114.631 45.394
202109 40.623 115.734 45.427
202112 40.808 117.630 44.898
202203 42.793 121.301 45.657
202206 41.879 125.017 43.354
202209 40.665 125.227 42.027
202212 43.151 125.222 44.597
202303 45.825 127.348 46.570
202306 48.239 128.729 48.498
202309 48.462 129.860 48.298
202312 49.725 129.419 49.725

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Arthur J. Gallagher  (NYSE:AJG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Arthur J. Gallagher (Arthur J. Gallagher) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2850 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA, 60008-4050
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co provides insurance brokerage and consulting services to middle-market entities around the world. The majority of the company's revenue comes from its brokerage segment, where it negotiates and places its customers with insurance companies that provide, among other types, property/casualty and health insurance. The company's primary source of revenue in the brokerage segment is commissioning from the insurance companies. The company also generates significant revenue in its corporate segment, which includes clean energy investment and other investment income. The company generates most of its revenue in the United States, with the remaining revenue coming primarily from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Executives
Douglas K Howell officer: Vice President and Chief ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
William F Ziebell officer: VICE PRESIDENT 2 PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Christopher E Mead officer: VICE PRESIDENT 2850 GOLF ROAD, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Joel D Cavaness officer: Vice President 2 PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
David S Johnson director C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Walter D. Bay officer: VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND 1011 ELM STREET, WINNETKA IL 60093
Richard C Cary officer: Controller C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Sherry S Barrat director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Susan E Mcgrath other: Vice President C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Kay W Mccurdy director C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
Patrick Murphy Gallagher officer: Vice President 2850 GOLF ROAD, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Scott R Hudson officer: CORPORATE VP C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143
William L Bax director TWO PIERCE PLACE, C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., ITASCA IL 60143
Mark H. Bloom officer: Vice President 8200 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Gallagher J Patrick Jr director, officer: President & CEO C/O ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., TWO PIERCE PLACE, ITASCA IL 60143

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